Here’s an edited version of a translation of an inscription that conferred a blessing the inscription is the One inscription commemorates the building of a lake. There are some images in that UCLA paper of some of them, with translations. “Genuine” scarab amulets - meaning museum quality / ancient Egyptian - had inscriptions carved on the back. The scarab was used by the ancient Egyptians as a symbol of the rising sun being pushed across the sky (just as the beetle pushes balls of dung across the sand), exemplifying the notion that the sun god can create his own means of rebirth.īit of a leap from a symbol of the god Khepri/divine self-regeneration to “hope you win the lotto/get laid/avoid catching the flu this winter.” But the general idea is there: Wear scarab! Can’t hurt. The scarab itself is symbolic of pretty powerful stuff, although it’s not quite as straightforward as “it’s the good luck beetle.” Per this paper published by UCLA,

I came across these (deceased… RIP pretty green beetles!) Fig Eater beetles a few weeks ago on the sidewalk by my house. There are 30,000 species of Scarab beetles worldwide.

Poki drop golden scarab